Ever Lasting Hope (In Need of MAJOR Editing)

Chapter 4

The blinding light transformed into a gentle beam streaming through the open window. I sat up, only to be pushed roughly down on the bed. I could only assume that the girl that pushed me down was Kylee. She was prettier than I thought. She had shoulder length chocolate brown hair and large hazelnut eyes. "Where's Bria..." I croak at her.

 She shared a uncomfortable look with a handsome guy behind her. "Bria was discharged yesterday hun" she explains looking worried. I sit up swiftly, only to be overcome with dizziness and I have to lay down again. "Careful hun, you were in a crash. You healed quite quickly and if your lucky you can go home tomorrow" She handed me a glass of water and helped me sit up.

After taking a gulp of water. I asked her the question most heroine's in movies ask after coming out of a coma "How long was I out?"

Kylee replied almost instantly "You were lucky, You were only out for about 2 days, you should have been out about 7, after a crash like that. Your a fighter."

"So what happened to Bria?" I pushed knowing I was irritating the doctor with all my questions.

"That's for her to tell you, sweetie. I would tell you but I'm worried she would come and shout at me. She has quite a mouth on her." Kylee replied casually. "How about I ring her and see if she will come to visit" The doctor agreed with her and she left the room in a flurry of nerves.

The doctor stepped forward, He was a handsome man of about 45 years of age.  His short hair was dyed a bright blue which matched his eyes. "So, Hope?" he enquired looking at his clipboard "I just need to check a few details. Your 18?". I nodded. " Your Mum is dead? and your Dad is assumed to be dead?" I nodded again, feeling tears form at the reminder of my parents. " So, How are you feeling?"

"I feel okay" I reply quietly, not trusting my voice, as waves of emotion hit my body. I replayed the feeling of loss I had when I found out that Gina wasn't my mum. The feeling amplified when I remembered Scott. His name set a fire going inside my heart, only to be extinguished at the thought of his Mum. What did she mean by 'THAT family'? Gina's hard working so maybe she meant Bria's dad...

"Okay... Well I want to keep you in for tonight, if that's okay? Then before you leave I want to speak to you..." The doctor says as Kylee storms into the room looking flushed

"Bria... Bria won't come" At them three words my heart felt like it was being ripped out of my chest. I felt my insides die. I felt empty and alone. Kylee seemed to notice my distress and reached out to comfort me. I shrugged her off and her hand fell limp by her side. I instantly felt worse.

"Can I be alone?" I asked my two companions. The didn't answer, instead they just silently left the room. I'm not going to lie, I cried. I mourned the loss of the parents I never had and the sister that I lost. Eventually the tears ran dry and none escaped my pitiful body. I drifted off into a uneasy sleep.

Memory's of Me and Bria played in my brain like home movie. Me and Bria were 5, and Gina had set up a paint set in the kitchen. Bria had a friend around and I got jealous at being left out so I marched into the kitchen and picked up the paint set and threw it all over her friend. Bria didn't speak to me for the rest of the day. The image faded out, only to be replaced with one when we were 16. It was our first day at college and we had decided to pick each others outfit's and do each others hair. We walked in hand in hand. Many of the older students gave us funny looks, maybe because we wore very colourful clothes. The Image was replaced by a hooded figure standing over Bria. She sat there crying as it held a knife over her stomach. I tried rush forward but I ran into an invisible wall. I stood there pounding thin air as the figure pushed the knife into her stomach. Before the knife actually broke any skin, a invisible force pushed be back into consciousness. I woke up alone. No Bria and no hooded figure.

I watched as evening turned to night and night turned to dawn. The doctor visited early that morning and told me I was free to go but first he wanted to speak to me. I stumbled down the corridor not caring who I pushed. I was numb. I sat down preparing to hear the worst. He cleared his throat. "Hope... Your different... Your a witch"

Now that I wasn't prepared for. "I'm a what!?" I practically screamed at him.

"Your a witch... a very powerful one" He explained "Your father was a coven master."

"And how do you know that?" I asked standing up

"I was your father's second in command" His words didn't faze me, I was shocked at the revelation that I was a witch. "The dreams that you have, they signify how you die. All witches have them. You cannot tell when it will happen, so you cannot stop your fate. Goodbye Hope." He stood up to leave the room.

"Wait! Do you... do you know where my father is?" I pleaded

"Yes Hope, I do." He left the room before I could speak again. I stood there, suddenly angry at him. After all that he had just left me! I needed advice, I needed my father, I needed to get out of here. I ran, no idea where I was going. I ended up in a park. I knew the park, me and Bria used to come here all the time as kids. I sat on the swings in a trance. Could this day get any worse? I sat and watched the sun crawl across the sky. I sat and watched as the blue sky turned orange. I decided to move as the first stars appeared in the evening sky.

I trudged through the grassy park, drained of all my emotions. I didn't even bat an eyelid when I saw Scott ask Twyla to be his girlfriend directly in front of me. I just walked past them making out on a bench. I struggled home, desperate to get into bed, desperate for a new day. I was completely emotionless, until I saw Bria curled up on her bed sobbing.

"Bria? Bria? What's up?" I called softly

"Hope, your home, are you okay?" Bria asked turning over to look at me. Her eyes were rimmed with a bright red.

"I'm fine, but your not" I stated, hugging her

"Hope?" she asked looking at me with tearful eyes

"Yeah?" I said pulling her closer.

"Hope, I... I'm pregnant"